Native Microsoft Office For iOS & Android Isn’t A Good Idea. The Alternative?

Microsoft should optimize Office Live for the iOS, Android browsers & do a native Office app only for the iPad.

Microsoft India Offering Office 2010 At Rs 1,000 A PC

In the US, Microsoft has brought back Family Pack which is three Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade licenses for as low as $149. Sometime back I had asked why Microsoft India doesn’t have something similar in India, the response was underwhelming. Anyhoo… today, Abhishek Baxi shared on twitter that Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student edition is now available at Rs. 2,999.

Office 2010 Ad: Kids Show You PowerPoint Features

A new series of Office 2010 ads from Microsoft that has kids showing off the new features.

Demo: Awesome OneNote 2010 And OneNote Web Apps Sync

A quick demo of how flawless the sync between OneNote 2010 on the desktop and oneNote in Office Web Apps is.

[Closed] Giveaway: Office 2007 Home & Student With Free Upgrade To Office 2010

Office 2010 logoAfter a no-event for Windows 7 launch, Microsoft India has been quite active on social media for Office 2010’s launch. Microsoft India has been quite generous and will be giving way two Office 2007 licenses via me (India only)

Giveaway Details:

What: Two licenses of Office 2007 Home and Student that can be upgraded to Office 2010 for free.

Why Office 2007: because Office 2010 isn’t available to general public till next month.

Where: One license via this blog and one via my podcast – Microsoft Talk.

How:

Add Your Name To Microsoft Office 2010’s Global Name-Dictionary

Microsoft Office has created a Facebook app for users to submit their names to create a custom dictionary for office 2010.

pptPlex Updated For PowerPoint 2010. Now Supports Windows 7 Multi Touch

The Office Labs team has updated the awesome powerpoint addon tool pptPlex that converts presentations into a canvas of slides allowing you to zoom and pan around.

Take A Trip Down Memory Lane With The Cool Microsoft Office Timeline

Silverlight based timeline of Microsoft Office dating from 1983 to 2009.

Office 2010 Escrow RTM Build & Windows 7 Build 7700 Screen Shots Surface

Screen shots of the leaked Windows 7 build 7700 and Office 2010 RTM Escrow build 14.0.4734.1000

Office 2010 Features: Read-Out-Loud & Quick Translation

Two new features in Microsoft Office 2010, one brings built-in Speak or Read out loud capabilities and the other allows quick translation using a Mini Translator.

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